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Before The Sabarmati Report on OTT, watch these Top 8 web series based on real-life events

Before The Sabarmati Report on OTT, watch these Top 8 web series based on real-life events

The 18th season of Bigg Boss is one edition of the reality show that is shamelessly skewed towards the laadlas and laadlis of the channel. That’s not a rarity, one would say, but this is also the only season where the eponymous top two were declared at the beginning of the ordeal. It’s a tragedy, hence, that the two miserably failed at doing what the show is meant for — being interesting enough to run the show. Vivian Dsena, in particular, managed to somehow disappoint not only his fans but also the BB pundits sitting on X (formerly known as Twitter). Vivian had a safe journey throughout the show, with no major issues, sermons by the host or narratives set against him. On the contrary, his frenemy Karan Veer Mehra had a bumpy yet celebratory ride with several jokes centred on his personal life, ability in bed, backfooted approach in the initial weeks and his dark sense of humour that cannot be easily grasped by many people. Vivian’s other frenemy Avinash Mishra also had an …

Freedom At Midnight and more: Top historical web series and films to watch on OTT

Freedom At Midnight and more: Top historical web series and films to watch on OTT

We are just a few days away from Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala’s wedding day. A few days ago, their wedding invitation for the guests was leaked online. Fans are awaiting more updates on their D-Day, as the couple has been quite private about everything. Well, there’s a new scoop on their wedding day and it will make the fans happy. From the rituals to the kind of outfit the actress will wear, the article mentions it all. Naga Chaitanya, Sobhita Dhulipala’s wedding details As per the reports, Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala’s wedding will be an 8-hour-long ceremony. The wedding rituals will take place according to the Telugu Brahmin traditions, revealed a source close to the Made in Heaven actress. Even their engagement ceremony happened in a very traditional way. Further in this entertainment news, the source told IANS, “In order to honour the cultural aspects and give respect and attention to all the beautiful details of a Telugu wedding, they are going all out with an over 8-hour traditional hard-core old school wedding.” …

Not trying to stir up controversy, just want to tell a story I love: Nikkhil Advani on ‘Freedom at Midnight’ | Bollywood

Not trying to stir up controversy, just want to tell a story I love: Nikkhil Advani on ‘Freedom at Midnight’ | Bollywood

Mumbai, After the success of “Rocket Boys”, producer Nikkhil Advani says he was keen to chronicle another chapter from Indian history and he wanted to be a “little bit more ambitious”. Not trying to stir up controversy, just want to tell a story I love: Nikkhil Advani on ‘Freedom at Midnight’ Advani said he and Danish Khan, Business Head of Sony LIV and StudioNext, were looking for their next project when they realised they both loved “Freedom at Midnight”, Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre’s defining book on the transition of India from a British colony to a democracy. “Rocket Boys”, which chronicled the friendship and works of nuclear physicists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, was slightly easier as not many knew about their friendship, but adapting this book was a massive challenge. “I don’t think there’s any correct time to adapt ‘Freedom at Midnight’ contemporary or otherwise… I feel you should never forget history, I want to keep reminding people that this has happened. I’m not trying to stir up any controversy. I’m just trying …

OTT 2022 rewind: From Gehraiyaan to Gullak, the year when the web experimented with variety | Web Series

The year of 2022 turned out to be the first time when a sense of normalcy seeped in after standstill as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, with the entertainment industry finding its pace once again. And what has been the highlight of it all has been how the OTT space found its ground despite theatres turning back their lights on. According to a report by Ormax Media, the audience of OTT platforms grew in double digits in 2022 versus last year. The viewers of streaming platforms have increased by 20 percent to 423.8 million this year from 353.2 million in 2021, with a large share coming from rural India, indicating that the metro cities have reached saturation levels. “The web space is now a category which is more settled, pushing forward more experiments, from docu series to non fiction shows. 2022 was a clear indication that it has essentially evolved from being a startup category into a more stable category,” says Shailesh Kapoor, CEO at Ormax Media, a media consulting firm. In the last two …

Year Ender 2022: From Panchayat to Delhi Crime, the top Hindi web series of 2022 | Web Series

This year, familiar faces in the OTT space held our attention once again as several series returned to continue their tales. Luckily for us, we were held spellbound by these characters and universes once more as a few shows topped their previous season, while others extended their stellar run. All in all, the shows listed below are the best Hindi web series of the past year, leaving us wanting more. 1) Panchayat Season 2 Neena Gupta and others in a still from Panchayat season 2. The second season of the Prime Video series Panchayat had big expectations to fulfil and this time around it delivered, leaving fans emotional at the end of its current run. Starring Jitendra Kumar as Phulera village secretary, Panchayat, features his character Abhishek juggling a possible romance and dealing with village politics. Veteran actors Raghuvir Yadav and Neena Gupta return as the village heads, guiding Phulera into modernity on a step at a time. The cast of quirky and lovable supporting characters also step up to the occasion, balancing humour and …

Filmfare OTT Awards winners list: Rocket Boys, Gullak, Tabbar, Panchayat win big | Web Series

Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh’s web series Rocket Boys won big at the Filmfare OTT Awards held in Mumbai on Sunday. Jim Sarbh attended the event in a dark grey suit and took home the Best Actor, Drama, Critics (male) award. It won a total of 8 awards including Best Series and Best Director categories. Also read: Vidya Balan, Bhumi Pednekar, Neena Gupta walk red carpet in their glam avatars, Raveena Tandon, Neha Dhupia shine too Supriya Pathak and Pawan Malhotra’s Tabbar and comedy series Gullak season 3 also won big at the event. Both Jameel Khan and Geetanjali Kulkarni won in the Best Actor, Comedy Series category for Gullak. Tabbar too took home the Best Series Critics, Best Director Critics and Best Actor, Drama and Supporting Actor awards. Another comedy series Panchayat season 2 took home four awards including Best Actor, Comedy, Critics for Jitendra Kumar and Supporting Actor in Comedy Series for Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav. Abhishek Bachchan went on to win the Best Actor, Web Original Film (male) award for his …

Neena Gupta’s Panchayat tops IMDb’s list of most popular Indian web series | Web Series

IMDB has released its list of most popular Indian web series this year and on the top spot is Neena Gupta’s Panchayat. Shefali Shah’s both web shows, Delhi Crime and Human are part of the list. Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh’s ‎Rocket Boys and SonyLIV series Gullak is also on the list along with Kunal Kemmu’s Abhay. Also read: The Kashmir Files is only Bollywood film on IMDB’s list of top 10 Indian movies of 2022 NCR Days on YouTube channel The Timeliners, MX Player’s Campus Diaries and TVFPlay’s College Romance also made to the list. Here’s the full list: 1. Panchayat 2. Delhi Crime 3. Rocket Boys 4. Human 5. Apharan 6. Gullak 7. NCR Days 8. Abhay 9. Campus Diaries 10. College Romance The list includes Voot Select’s Apharan, starring Arunoday Singh, Nidhi Singh and Saanand Verma. It revolves around Arunoday’s Rudra, who plays a senior police inspector set on a mission to catch a wanted criminal with his personal life on stake. The year 2022 was majorly a year of second installments. …